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At its best, the Flyer Forum continues to be a valuable resource for the General Aviation community

It is a place where flyers of all experience levels can meet to discuss and exchange up-to-date undistorted...

For the last two years we’ve been bringing you SkyDemon tips at the start of our Thursday evening Livestreams.

We’re now taking that one step further, and giving you the chance to ask any specific SkyDemon questions.

So if you want to know how...

We were bowled over by the response to last year's #FLY2023 Challenge and Russ Pinder is a worthy winner - a Bose A30 headset will be on its way to Russ very soon.

Did you see the FLYER Livestream with Russ? It's here:

The #FLY2024 Challenge has...

“After a solo flight away from base, it’s nice to meet up and have a chat over a cuppa.” ........at the land away airfield.

Following a request (thank you Waveflyer!) we will have, until further notice, a dedicated sticky post on the GA where...

There have been a few unacceptable posts of late. Please take a look at the Code of Conduct and post accordingly. Identifying individuals by anonymous is a BIG no no!

Be nice, considerate and polite.
If you can't make your point without a...

Anybody curious about what cross country gliding is all about should watch this

He makes it look easy, but it isn't- listen to his decisions, there's a huge amount of experience in them.
I can feel the need for a week at a gliding club...

Looks like the usual suspects are waking up to the fact that we are still burning leaded fuel, and are taking aim….

Front page article on FT.com:

Sir Keir Starmer’s government has been urged to follow the US and EU in banning aviation fuel...

This week we will be joined by Dr Sarah Flaherty, a human performance specialist who will be talking with us about why people think and act the way they do around aeroplanes. She also has a PhD with the AAIB, so it should be an interesting...

Anyone heard of them? Apparently they run ‘flying clubs’ in schools (probably private ones) offering ground instruction, sim instruction and flying instruction. I suspect they are taking up some of the slack in the RAF Air Cadet flying offer.

I’ll...

With Sleap and Rochester having slashed 10 p / litre off AVGAS, are we seeing a general fuel price reduction ?

Sleap down to £1.79 / litre
Rochester down to £1.91 / litre

Iceman 8)

Taken from the Flyer News section.

The urgency signalled by the new government to increase house-building means it’s now more important than ever to change the definition of airfields as ‘previously developed brownfield’ sites, according to the...

Just received this by email :

The Home Office is developing a border and immigration system which is digital by default. Our transformation is already underway with millions of people experiencing a fully digital process when applying to come to...

New proposals now published, some good stuff in there, reduced hours for training through an ATO, allowing use of non part 21 a/c and more.

Rob P V2.0

Actually I think Metro didn't mangle it too badly.

Rob P V2.0

I applied and paid the deposit on a Total fuel card back on May 9th and have still not received it.

I sent a couple of messages on the online contact form with no reply then emailed contactaviation@totalenergies.com on July 10th with no response....

Is still the dog’s bx after all this time. Thanks Tim and team for making a pilot oriented product that makes the whole process much, much easier.

From AeroSociety the journal of RAeS an article by Bill Sweetman

I had a flight testing Starlink in my aircraft, 40Mbs-60Mbs with antenna plugged on window or windshield, pretty impressive stuff !

For power, it worked reliably with cigar adapter 12V/5A from aircraft and also tried portable battery,

Flying...

According to Aurigny slot availability issues due ATC staffing. As a result they are diverting to Southampton and bussing to and from Gatwick

Does anyone know who was the first ever person to fly from Lands End to John O'Groats? Also the date, what plane they flew, the route they took etc.

Tried the net but nothing has come up.

Any information on this matter would be greatly...

Hello Everybody, hope all is well!

Getting straight into it:

Background
Myself and 2 others are looking at buying an aircraft and after doing some medium level cost investigation and attending the Leicester LAA Airshow, we have quickly come to...

Head to the Members' forum for the link to this week's Skivestream. See you at 3pm Wednesday!

Well done and well desrved Sherburn Aero Club :thumleft:

AOPA said in a statement "Sherburn Aero Club is a relaxed, friendly aerodrome which is popular with visitors, club members and local residents. The airfield has well maintained grass...

Might anyone know where I can get a 214/215 for Saturday 7th Sept. Last Saturday please.

The continual decline of availability of LARS service provision due to lack of staffing is becoming more and more noticeable. This is not about the skilled ATC staff who do an excellent job of providing it, but more about the apparent lack of...

I flew to Welshpool on Saturday 20th April. My route was via BNN to HEN and then to Church Stretton and direct to Welshpool.

In the region of HEN there is a notified drone area of surface to 1150 feet and another to the south of that of surface to...

Good Evening
Is it possible to run a Aircraft Flight Log & Journey Log electronically ?
I am thinking of setting one up in excel. But I seem to remember a requirement for each entry to be on a separate page with signature which obviously makes...

Quick question.
I’ve never revalidated by seminar before & was considering it this time.

Can you do a seminar online now & if so, from where?

Thanks

Evening folks...

I'm sure this has ben done to death but on using the search facility nothing really answered my questions so.....

Having been to France and CH Islands I'm familiar with filing FPL's and GAR forms. However, on thinking of a trip to...

Despite my dislike of rotary wing aircraft, I have a soft spot for Westlands as I did a lot of work with them back in the day. So I've just enjoyed reading Penrose's autobiography about his time as test pilot and sales manager there. The development...

The free landings for FLYER Club Members in September will be:
Beccles
Jersey
Netherthorpe
Enniskillin

That will save you at least around £50, which would cover the cost of annual Club membership .

My word, they had good weather for both the evening show and today's show.

I dipped into the YouTube live coverage and had to turn off almost instantly when the bloke said that some new Cessna 172's were fly by wire.........

Oh My....... :pirat:

I have had a request from a client for a specific ‘upcycling’ project using a section of Cessna wing.

Does anyone have, or know where I might find a scrap one lurking? Ideally not majorly damaged but definitely a scrapper. The budget won’t extend...

Aunty is reporting a glider landing on the A419 instead of the runway. Not thought to be any serious injuries

It's shut down by cynical developers

Abandoned UK airport forced to close 13 years ago could serve a million passengers if allowed to reopen

Wildly optimistic forecasts nevertheless.

Rob P V2.0

Hello,

Does anyone know if Bicester still accept visiting aircraft?

I saw on website, it's closed from 3rd Sep to 12th Sep, has anyone visited recently?

I was looking to get Mrs motivated for fly + shopping this weekend but it seems I have to...

Hello fellow aviators,

My name is Emmanuel Katto. I’m currently in the process of completing my flight training, and while I’m genuinely passionate about flying, I sometimes find it challenging to stay motivated, especially during the more...

Woohoooo! The wait is over! The Livestream is BACK! :thumleft:

Join us for the first of the new season at 7.30 pm this Thursday, 5 September, when we will be chatting with Steve Noujaim about his epic solo flight in an RV7 from London to Cape Town...

Given the upcoming sale, its amazing to see such a positive spin on what is from the outside a worsening situation with current management at Gloucestershire Airport.

Cant believe any operator or tenant is happy to see the airport close or...

I’am in the early stages of planning a trip to Malta spring 2025

Hoping to pick the brains of those who’ve flown there already primarily for advice on good stopping off points on route with AVGAS and local or airfield accommodation

We really need...

Just a tad higher than 400 feet!

Hello all,
I’ve just got my new blue licence through as a replacement for my old brown licence.
The A4 page is arranged to enable the holder to cut it into sections to place into the neat little A6 book they provide but they also supply a card that...

I'm off to the US next week and will prob 90 be doing at least an hour of flying.

If I take my SE2 with me and config it for UAT reception:

- will I see traffic broadcasting both 1090 and 978 ADSB on SkyDemon?
- will any of the other UAT features...

Reports of an RN Merlin (from the QE) down in the channel off Dorset, with one crewmember dead.

Iceman

Does anyone have contact details for the senior post holder. He doesn’t seem to have a clue how approaches work and I’d like the opportunity to offer some education, soviet style if appropriate.

Not good. :(

Last week I was flying up from Salcombe (what a gem) to Exeter. I was probably about 15 nm east of the airport having been sight-seeing. I was on their frequency but hadn't yet made contact. Suddenly they call me. I think they said something like...

A cheeky request.
For a number of reasons I now find that the people I would normal get to complete this task are unavailable.
Is there anyone (Examiner) - in North Norfolk - that would be able to sign my ratings pages - NPPL (SSEA) and UK PPL...